In May, the Senate met as a Committee of the Whole to workshop the tenure of Chancellor Maldonado, specifically with regards to the initiative known as Transformation. We present these findings now as a position paper: Transformation: An Analysis by the HCC Faculty Senate (link opens in new tab) It is the Senate's hope
We are pleased to report that the Board voted a net 7.5% pay increase (step plus 5.5% for full-time faculty, 7.5% increase for part-time/overload pay) as part of a projected two-year adjustment in salaries. Senior Administration officials have said their goal is to request at least the same for next year as well (FY2025). This
On Friday March 10, the Senate sent an executive summary to all faculty regarding its approved compensation goals for FY24. A link to the full compensation study may be found here. The full details of the Senate's objectives are contained within the study linked above. Briefly, the primary ones are as follows: Continued merit-based
David! I heard the Board bought out the Chancellor’s contract! Incorrect. The Board failed to vote him an extension of his current contract, which expires August/September. But they voted to hire a search firm! Yes, they did. Searches take time, and search firms are VERY busy. Even if they come back later and vote him
In October, the Senate will be reminding the Board of the existence of the Faculty Bill of Rights. If you don't remember it, or have never seen it at all, here it is: (adopted March 11, 2022) We, the Faculty of the Houston Community College System (HCCS), pronounce and establish that we have rights inherent
If you are not yet a member of the Texas Community College Teachers Association, you may wish to consider taking a few moments to visit their website and see all that they have to offer. TCCTA is the voice of all community college faculty across our state. They play a valuable role in championing shared
Our Senate Committees are beginning to convene at this point. Generally, the first meeting of the year is to elect a chair and other officers, and to receive the charge from the Senate President. Of course, any Committee is at liberty to modify and/or disregard the President's charges, as their official duties are outlined in
All information here is taken directly from the Houston Community College publicly-accessible section on transparency: http://www.hccs.edu/media/houston-community-college/district/pdf/Approved-Budget---FY-2018.pdf Salary Schedule Listed In Approved-Budget---FY-2018
We have added a link at the top menu on this page to our 2021 (micro)conference. Or you could just click here.
RESOLVED: That this Senate shall create, via use of appropriate committees (be they standing or ad-hoc), a Faculty Bill of Rights, to be included as a binding part of the Faculty Handbook. RATIONALE: The Student Handbook does an excellent job of describing in detail the various rights and privileges our students possess. The Faculty
